Features and Specifications





Certain unique features of the Toughpower series become evident immediately upon taking the unit out of its packaging. Most prominent, probably the result of the orientation of the power supply in its packaging, is the fan grill, which is a part of the chassis itself. Typically power supplies utilize a separate metal grill to cover the fan or fans. On the Toughpower unit however, one of the steel sides of the power supply has the ventilation holes stamped out. While we have never had a problem with power supply grills becoming loose, any probability of noise resulting from the grill rattling is eliminated. In the rear of the power supply you can see that there is a large switch to turn the power on and off. The lack of such a switch on Cooler Master’s Real Power Pro was one of our biggest gripes with that series. Large switches enable the user to be absolutely certain that power is completely cut to the system. The switch also lights up in case the on and off markings are not distinguishable. A strange thing we took note of with this power supply was that the label is placed on the bottom of the supply (or top, whatever) instead of the sides. We typically prefer to have the label with all of the amperage distribution information on the side of the unit so it can be seen easily should it need to be referenced in an emergency tech support dilemma or some other such event. After inspecting the rest of the unit’s exterior and thinking long and hard about Thermaltake’s reasoning for putting the label on the top of the power supply, we have come up with several possible explanations. First, many high-end Thermaltake cases feature a power supply mounting position that is in effect sideways to the normal position – that is, it is rotated a full 90 degrees. In such a position, the label on the power supply would be readily visible after opening the case. The other possible reason for the positioning is that on the side of the power supply that would normally facilitate the label, Thermaltake has instead placed a very robust sticker. This sticker, which more prominently displays the branding of the product, is some sort of sticky aluminum hybrid material thing.